by suziquaif | May 13, 2018 | people, places & things
If you had asked me not so long ago who Damon Runyon was I would have shrugged and made a wild guess that it was perhaps some long lost breed of apple. The name has an of aura of all that is good and comforting about the past; of something well worth the effort of...
by suziquaif | Apr 7, 2018 | people, places & things
For a Brit abroad it is true that Normandy in Northern France does feel familiar not only with England, but also rural Ireland. Geographically of course the land is ever likely to be similar. In gobal terms Southern England, Eire and Northern France are close...
by suziquaif | Mar 26, 2018 | people, places & things
Normandy, a region of northern France, has a long history often closely entwined with that of England, though we have managed to remain determindly seperate. Modern Normandy is largely agricultural and owes its prosperity to horse breeding, tourism and the production...
by suziquaif | Nov 4, 2017 | people, places & things
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of those iconic bits of world history on a par with the pyramids, Big Ben and the tree in Barnes where Marc Bolan crashed his Mini. One of the main attractions in Normandy northwest France, the tapestry is housed, unsuprisingly, in the...
by suziquaif | Aug 10, 2017 | people, places & things
Before we begin – caveats, qualifications It’s not my aim to foist my opinions on anyone, I can only relate facts in an even handed way as possible and rely for the greater part on statistics. The data I’ve used is largely from the Office of National Statistics...
by suziquaif | Jul 4, 2017 | people, places & things
On my many trips oop North as I turn off the M62, about which I could wax endlessly lyrical without pulling your leg even once, I pass a neck- breakingly high chimney pointing upwards to the steely sky over Rochdale. Wrapped up against the winter chill and seemingly...
